Jeff Hubbard Boosts at Puerto Escondido SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Jeff Hubbard Boosts at Puerto Escondido

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Greg Long may have won the Wave of the Summer award, but Jeff Hubbard wins theAir of the Summer award.

BODYBOARDING SOUTH PACIFIC/JEFF HUBBARDMEXICOPUERTO ESCONDIDO

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201212 COMMENTS AND 0 REACTIONSWRITTEN BY JOHN CALYPSO

Since the Olympics ended you can count the number of times we have turned on the television on two hands and no toes. Television was foisted on us as part of the package with our 10 mb Internet connection.

We know little about television programing here in Mexico and even less about the programing in the U.S.

The impression we have from our very limited viewing is there are more commercials than programing within Mexican television. We are serious here. This is not just an exaggeration spawned from just too many commercials. This is a legitimate observation.

The last time we did view U.S. television it did still seem that the program time was greater than the commercials – albeit not by much. In Mexico it is obvious – way more commercial time than program time.

It is quite simply too hard to remember what you were watching and where it left off between commercial breaks on Mexican television – just not worth the effort.

In one of those very few going-through-the-channels events, Senora Calypso stumbled on an August, 2011 body surfing contest sporting event. The exciting part was it was filmed a few blocks from our casa in Puerto Escondido. Goofy-footed we grabbed the Canon to document the moment with some photos of the television.

We must admit it was kind of a thrill to see the waves that occur in our extended backyard at our home we have not been to for six months. It was a gloomy, rainy day here in Xico. So the sun and the waves and the bikini covered bodies just warmed us up, all of it making us homesick for the beach.

We are winding things down here in Xico, Veracruz. In a few weeks we will be back in Puerto to spend 6 months or more there.

On the Puerto Forum someone providing a link to the ten best giant waves – surfer ridden – in 2012 at Puerto. Have a look. Surfs Up so Stay Tuned!

Posted in Around Mexico, Frugal Travelers, Mexico Moment, Mexico-Travel, Oaxaca, Puerto Escondido,The Weather, Xico

oaxaca to puerto angel Posted by joethehuman

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joethehuman oaxaca to puerto angel  September 11, 2012 06:39PM

Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 32

I'm going to need to get from Oaxaca City to Puerto Angel in March and was wondering, are there flights to Hualtulco or Puerto Escondido? Are there vans to puerto Escondido that take about 6 hours? I know there used to be, I took one. But that leaves me an hour from Puerto Angel. Just doing some research ahead of time.

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Pedro Re: oaxaca to puerto angel  September 12, 2012 01:48AM

Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 348

[www.aerotucan.com.mx]

Daily flights currently cost $3,543 pesos round trip from Huatulco (HUX) to Oaxaca City, quite expensive but only a 45 minute flight.

Collectivo vans & Suburbans run day and night to PE and HUX about 150 pesos each way, six or more hours depending on road conditions

or first class buses under 300 pesos from ADO bus station in Oaxaca City to HUX then onward to Puerto Angel.

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joethehuman Re: oaxaca to puerto angel  September 12, 2012 11:12AM

Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 32

I'm thinking the first class bus is going to be a couple hours longer than the suburbans. 6 hours with one bathroom break is do-able. No matter how nice a bus is, 8 to 10 hours is kind of a boring way to spend the day. Thanks for the information. And interjet flights from HUX to Mexico City leave daily I think, for our return trip?

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Pedro Re: oaxaca to puerto angel  September 13, 2012 02:46PM

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Yes, the ADO bus takes a couple hours longer than the collectivos due to different routes and stops; east from Huatulco towards Salina Cruz then northwest to Oaxaca City as opposed to the collectivos route north over the Sierra through San Jose Pacifico. The buses are safer due to their size and seat belts (collectivos may not have 100% seat belts) plus the route has far less blind hairpin curves with precipitous cliffs.

There are night buses, so you can sleep. Bring eye shades and ear plugs and don't sit near the bathroom in case there are (rare) drainage problems.

Interjet and AeroMexico have daily flights from Huatulco (HUX) to Mexico City, although IJ doesn't post schedules six months in advance unlike AM. IJ is usually cheaper that AM.

Mexico is never boring, whether in a bus, collectivo, Cessna or jet.

Get in, sit down, shut up, and hang on!